MEDFORD – A crash here Friday morning, Feb. 16, that sent a car careening into a tree likely stemmed from a road-rage incident in which a man threatened another driver with a bat, police said.

Police are investigating the crash which took place at 9:02 a.m. on Ark Road.

The 25-year-old female driver was airlifted to Cooper University Hospital. She suffered minor lacerations, according to police.

Officials believe the road rage incident started in nearby Mount Laurel. They are looking to identify the male suspect, who left the scene before the police arrived.

The suspect, who was driving a gray or silver four-door sedan, is a white male in his mid-50s with gray hair and a short gray mustache, who weighs between 150 and 160 pounds and is about 5-foot-9, according to police.

This is a picture of the gray or silver four-door sedan the man was driving in the road-rage incident.(Photo: William Knecht)

Anyone with information regarding the accident is asked to contact Medford detectives at 609-654-7375 or the anonymous citizen tip line at 609-714-0302.